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Freelance Video Game Journalists Are Propping Up The Industry, And Many Are Being Paid Dogshit In Return (aftermath.site)

submitted 1 week ago by Joker to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Don't regular game journalists also get paid dogshit?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

As of Nov 6, 2024, the average annual pay for a Video Game Journalism in the United States is $123,552 a year. Just in case you need a simple salary calculator, that works out to be approximately $59.40 an hour. This is the equivalent of $2,376/week or $10,296/month.